Jon Johanson (AUS)
Status
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Group
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record
Speed around the world, Westbound
Performance
23,31 km/h
Date
25 Sep 1996
Course / Location
Melbourne, VIC (Australia) and return (via Perth, Mauritius, Durban, Cape Town, Recife, Barbados, Oshkosh, Walvis Bay, Ascension Island, Monterey, Hilo, Norfolk Island, Sydney)
Claimant
Jon Johanson (AUS)
Type of engine
O-320
Aircraft
RV-4 DA4
Aircraft manufacturer
Van's
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Continental